Hi, my names Haakon. I have some questions.

Hi! My name is Haakon. I live in Minneapolis and I am worried about one of my chickens.

We have had birds for about two years now, one SLW, (River), and 3 EEs, (Pebble, Pepper and April), and we have loved the experience so far but now I have a problem. Being new the whole chicken scene I don't know whats normal or what to expect and I have never had to deal with anything really bad.

So... A couple months ago a neighbor's dog got into the yard and scared our birds bad. The coop was closed so the dog didn't get to them but it really freaked them out. they have all recovered but Pebble, whose beak broke now has an overly long beak, should I trim this or let her grind it back down in the spring when the can go out and forage?

So that was number one, Number two is a little more serious, I think. Pepper, one of our EEs, landed really awkwardly on the roost during the dog thing. Kinda in between the wall and the rung, (we use an old ladder leaned against the wall as their roost). She seemed fine but now she doesn't lay and kinda keeps to herself, she just kinda stands around and avoids the other birds. Its currently winter so the other girls also stand around and don't really lay but I'm worried about her. She walks around and roosts normally and everything but her abdomen looks kinda swollen and again, no eggs. What does this mean, if anything and what can/ should I do?

Thanks much!

 

Thank you so much!! Pebble seems to eat and drink fine and has no issues pecking at the feed we throw out for them, If issues do occur I will trim it. Thanks!

 

Thank you Drumstick Diva!!
I never really thought about her landing hard although it would make sense. I will check out other posts in the emergency section and see if anyone has similar problems. We have considered giving her the spa treatment but my mum decided against it.